novelty
/ˈnɒvəlti/NO-vuhl-tee
/ˈnɑvəlti/NAH-vuhl-tee
Meaningnewness
Common meaning: something new and unusual
- novnewLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1220 · scan
- elsmall-thing ending (French -el)
- tynoun ending: the state of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin novus ‘new’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry novus, p. 1220 · dictionary scan
Roots
- novus Latin “new”
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